Yes. I live in a museum.

Welllllll. It has occurred to me that if I expect other people to blog (you know who you are) I would be wise to set an example. Let's see.

So I've got a new job. It's all around great. So awesome to be back in the heritage field for real!

Met two Queen's alumnae today, one actually from my class although I don't think we knew each other. We were in some of the same first year classes, but so were a couple hundred other people, and I think I look different now.

I've got to get going and get some culture. I went to church on Sunday at Metropolitan and was less than impressed with most parts of it, although the brass band was a charming surprise. I want to go back there to hear the organ, but maybe in a concert setting. It's supposed to be one of the best in Canada, and is apparently also the largest. Coupled with the Gothic Revival cathedral, it was like being at the Presbyterian church in Stratford. About the same size of congregation too, which was a little shocking. In a depressing way.

So. Anyone want to hear a charming story from my childhood/family life? Dave, I'm talking about you here. Although I have mostly sisters, and we're not really into fishing, we have rituals too. One of the best is a really recent one, but I think it's going to catch on. Bear with me, it takes a little setting up.

My parents have always resisted naming the farm - Mum especially thinks that they tend to be clichéd, particularly if they have "acres" in them or anything is "rolling" or located in a "glen", "croft" or otherwise. However, we think we may have come up with something. One night, my sister Laurel was clearing up after another one of our giant family bunfights, and she dropped a pile of silverware, causing her to moan "oohhhh entropy!"

Now, entropy, as you know, is the term from particle physics that describes the tendency of all matter to want to return to chaos. We think that this is an excellent description, because large families can be a little nuts. It is especially appealing to Iain, who loves particle physics. I'm not kidding. He loves it when I remind him that he's not actually here, he's just more likely to be here than to be spread at random thoroughout the universe. So stay tuned for more from Entropy Acres.

And of course we'll be leaving off the acres part.